“I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person.” MenKindPersonsStatesUseAbleGivenFeltAnimalMagicPerfectionJustifyCapabilityInterventionGiven Up Author:Wolfgang Hildesheimer
“Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is taken in the face of partial ignorance as to what its effects will be and involves uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome.” MenFacesTakenEnvironmentRiskEffectsIgnoranceConsequenceUltimateEnvironmentalUncertaintyOutcomesIntervention Book:Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 1: Selected Writings of Gilbert F. White Source: Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 1: Selected Writings of Gilbert F. White